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As your research moves from state to state, you begin to realize that things aren't always the same. Those birth and death records that New England towns kept in the 1600s and 1700s? Towns in Virginia weren't keeping them then. How do you know when a certain location started keeping records? Here are a few resources. Read More »

Marriage records can contain a surprising amount of information. It's easy to confuse some of the dates and names. Let's take a look at a marriage record and break it down to see what it's really telling us.
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What is a first cousin once removed? Is it the same as a second cousin? The short answer is "No, they're not the same thing." Let's take a look at what those cousin terms mean and how you can figure them out in your family tree.
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